California

Cases at Skilled Nursing Facilities Increase, Public Health Encourage Visitors to be Fully Vaccinated

The State also requires visitors to healthcare facilities, including visiting staff, to show proof of full vaccination or a negative…

4 years ago

As Schools Fully Open, New Data Shows Expanded Educational Opportunities for Students

As schools fully open for the new school year, school districts across the state have expanded services to meet the…

4 years ago

Vaccinated People Remain Well Protected from Severe COVID-19 Illness; LA County to Align with State on Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

This compelling evidence shows that fully vaccinated people remain at low risk for becoming infected and even lower risk for…

4 years ago

Environmental BRIEFS: EPA, Shell Settle On $29.5 Million to For Superfund Site Cleanup and UN Reports Threat of Climate-Driven Disasters on Homeland Security

The report comes as California is experiencing more frequent, reoccurring and record-setting heat events and continues to actively respond to…

4 years ago

Living With Climate Change In Farmworker Communities

This rural poverty of the southern San Joaquin stands in stark contrast to the enormous wealth the labor of its…

4 years ago

In 114-Degree Heat Farmworkers Are Still At Work

A recent report by Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, "Essentially Unprotected," points out that only California,…

4 years ago

Gov. Newsom Signs Emergency Proclamation to Expedite Clean Energy Projects and Relieve Demand on the Electrical Grid During Extreme Weather Events

The governor has launched contingency programs that will reduce demand and increase supply, and expedite clean energy projects to meet…

4 years ago

In California College Will Become More Affordable and Accessible

AB 132 also establishes the governance and operational structure for California’s Cradle to Career data system, connecting information on education,…

4 years ago

Gov. Newsom Signs Into Law First-in-the-Nation Expansion of Medi-Cal to Undocumented Californians Age 50 and Over

Under AB 133, approximately 235,000 Californians aged 50 years and older are newly eligible for Medi-Cal, including preventive services, long-term…

4 years ago

California Implements First-in-the-Nation Measures to Encourage State Employees and Health Care Workers to Get Vaccinated

 The new policy for state workers went into effect Aug. 2 and testing will be phased in over the next…

4 years ago